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The Dillinger Escape Plan, Trapped Under Ice Among Latest Additions To NEMHF

The New England Metal and Hardcore Festival just keeps getting better. While the fest already has the Metal Alliance and Opeth/Katatonia tours involved in it, the fest keeps adding more bands for its fifteenth year. The latest additions include The Dillinger Escape Plan, Trapped Under Ice, Alleageon, Alpha & Omega, Born Low, MurderDeathKill, and Dark Sermon. Those are solid additions to the fest that just up the ante for the fest, which takes place from April 19-21.

Saturday, April 20th: Opeth, Katatonia, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Trollfest, Tyr, Hellsot, Heidevolk, Ensiferum, Alpha & Omega, Born of Osiris, After The Burial, Dead By Wednesday, The Contortionist, Legion, Erra, Fit For An Autopsy, Born Low, MurderDeathKill, Sworn In, Reflections, Mouth of the South, Ark of the Covenant, Those Who Fear, Saving Grace, Years Since The Storm, Mouth of the South, King 810

In addition, there will be a tour leading up to the festival put on by MassConcerts. The “Mission Quest to Metal Fest” tour will feature Expire, Alpha & Omega, Power Trip, Twitching Tongues and Antagonist A.D.. Dates for the tour can be seen after the jump.

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